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Ecclestone: 'Golden days' of 50M contracts over for Hamilton
Bernie Ecclestone says Lewis Hamilton's days of earning a massive retainer from Mercedes are over, the former F1 supremo predicting significant pay cuts for all drivers. Formula 1's disrupted season due to the coronavirus is set to finally get underway next month, but the financial damage to the sport caused by the pandemic is forcing teams to rein in costs. The introduction next year of a budget cap along with other regulation measures will help mitigate the effects of the economic downturn, but driver salaries - although excluded from the cost cap items - aren't immune to the sport's slump. Hamilton lashes out at UK government for COVID handling Hamilton's contract with Mercedes is up...
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